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Blackboard Vista TrainingIntroductory Steps
1. Introduce Waypoint
2. Integrating Waypoint with Blackboard Vista
3. Introduce Moodle Connectivity
4. Building Assignments (Rubrics)
5. Evaluate Student Work
Agenda
unite assessment and teaching
create exceptional feedback
speed data-gathering
leverage the LMS
1.0 Waypoint Outcomes
1.1 Row Titles = Waypoint Elements
1.2 Cell contents = Observations
Create Assessments
orSurveys
Publish
Aggregate and disaggregate Data
% of 400 Students Receiving a Particular Score for 'Thesis' Competency (2004-2005)
0%
20%
40%
60%
Best Good Average Poor
Fall
Spring
1.3 Easily Share and Manage
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Integrating Waypoint with Blackboard Vista
Log in to a Bb Vista course in which you are an instructor
Add the ‘Go To Waypoint’ file to a course page (any page)
1. Select ‘Build’ Mode
2. Choose ‘Browse for Files’ from the Add File option
2.0
3. Click ‘Repository’
2.1
4. Click ‘College of Arts and Sciences’
5. Check GoToWpCOAS.HTM
6. Click ‘Ok’
2.2
7. Click ‘Keep Subscriptions to all Files’
8. Click ‘Ok’
2.3
Now you will have a link on your Vista page that connects you to Waypoint
You can rename it, ‘hide’ it from students etc. Switch to ‘Teach’ mode Click the link
Make sure popup blockers is off for subjectivemetrics.com
2.4
3.0 Blackboard Vista and Waypoint
Synchronize Student Rosters (any time)
Students AND Teaching Assistants
Authenticates Instructors, TAs, and Students
Grading, assessment, self-assessment, peer review
Allows an instructor/TA/Student to retrieve submissions to Blackboard (Word docs etc)
Returns Numeric Grades and Feedback to Vista
3.1 Synchronize Student Roster
Click Synch
Student Roster
A Waypoint Assignmentis a traditional rubric with some additional options
and features.
4.0 Waypoint Features
To begin using Waypoint to evaluate students, you
need a Waypoint Assignment.
4.1
1. Receive as a gift (via Teams or via email)
2. Import from RubiStar
3. Copy from the Public/Institution library
4. Make your own from scratch Quick Build Traditional
4.2 Building Waypoint Assignments
4.3 The Row Titles of a Rubric
4.4 …Are Called ‘Elements’
4.5 The Cells or Performance Descriptors…
4.6 …Are ‘Observations’
4.7 Build a Rubric with Quick Build
4.8 Quick Build
Two Elements (criteria)1. Damage to other cars2. Distance from curb
4.9 Example: Assessing Parallel Parking
4.10 Enter Basic Information
4.11
4.12 ‘Damage to other cars’
4.13 Tag to Competencies
4.14 Enter the Observations
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4.16 If You Want Less Than 5 Levels?
4.17 Move on to the Next Element
4.18 Name the Second Element
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4.20 Tag to Competencies
4.21 Enter the Observations
4.22 Click Finish & Save
If you wanted a simple rubric, you’re all set!
If you want to add any of the following, you’ll need to edit your new Assignment Advice Reference Checklist Elements Weighting Elements from your Element Library
4.23 Next Steps?
4.24 Modifying an Assignment
To Edit your Assignment, click on its name on the Assignment
Library.
4.25
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4.27 Add Existing Elements
Once you evaluate real students with an Assignment, your ability to edit that rubric will be limited
Basically, you can fix typographical errors. You cannot add new Elements, or change the mapping of existing Elements to Competencies
4.28 Crucial Concept
5.0 To Evaluate Student Work
Log into an active Course as an instructor/faculty member
Click on a WpAssessment Click on the Waypoint logo
Turn off popup blockers for subjectivemetrics.com
5.1 Synchronize Student Rosters
Click Synch Student Roster
Select the desired Courses (list is from Moodle)
Click Continue
1. Choose Evaluate from the menu2. Choose the Assignment3. Choose the course/class4. Choose the student whose work you will
evaluate
5.2 To Evaluate Student Work
5.3 Click Through The Evaluation
1. Click ‘Send results to CMS Gradebook’2. Select the Moodle WpAssessment3. Click ‘Continue’
5.4 Returning Grades/Feedback
5.5 Or Just Print or Email
Prepare for Waypoint Availability:• Design rubrics for evaluating
• Use a word processor to sketch
• Complexity of rubrics:• High volume?• Potential for reuse?
• Clear performance definitions:• Traditional rubric criteria
• Objective comments:• Consider Waypoint Checklist Element
• Feel free to email drafts and seek help iterating• Include the task/assignment given to students